You should check out netbooks from MSI then. Not the best looking in the bunch, but they've got very sturdy machines and the technical support I got from their local distributor was surprisingly good. They put me in touch with their technical support group from Taiwan when I encountered issues with Linux and their laptop which eventually got resolved.
I believe the eMachines brand of Acer targets the low-cost segment of the market and probably would not have the same quality or support you'd expect from the Acer brand. On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Michael Tinsay <[email protected]> wrote: > I had a similar experience with Acer-brand laptops. Build quality is not > really great. But so far, with these eMachines units I haven't received any > report on major breakage. > > I read a report last year that says Asus laptops were best in terms of > build quality. I have a sister who bought an Asus laptop last year. So > far, I have not heard any complaint from her. > > > --- mike t. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Roberto Verzola <[email protected]> > *To:* Michael Tinsay <[email protected]>; Philippine Linux Users' Group > (PLUG) Technical Discussion List <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, August 29, 2011 2:45 PM > *Subject:* Re: [plug] Linux netbook > > Hello Mike, it's been a long time... > > Ok, a check mark for eMachines too. Made by Acer, right? (or is it a > different company, bought by Acer?) I bought an Acer laptop along time > ago. It's screen hinge broke too soon... (bad design...). I hope Acer is > better now. Thanks for the tip, and regards, > > Obet > > Michael Tinsay wrote: > > HI Obet, > > > > In the office, we have a number of eMachines netbook (I forgot the > > exact model no.) that we have Kubuntu 10.4 installed. They have been > > in use for almost two years now without receiving any serious hardware > > defect reports. Back then we got them for around 10k-12k, with no OS > > installed. > > > > --- mike t. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* Roberto Verzola <[email protected]> > > *To:* Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List > > <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Sunday, August 28, 2011 9:38 AM > > *Subject:* [plug] Linux netbook > > > > Hello guys, > > > > I'm shopping (first-time buyer) for a netbook. I'll be using it > > basically as server for 2, maybe later 3, cellphones that I use to > > communicate with a network of farmers and farmer-trainers. It will run > > Linux and my particular application, which is programmed in Python. (For > > the curious, check out the tabloid Bulgar every Sunday, and look in the > > inside pages for a tiny ad about a free primer on the system of rice > > intensification.) > > > > My desktop, on which the application currently runs, is a small Compaq I > > bought 2nd hand from HMR (P5, 768Mb of mem) running Kubuntu 8.4 and I'm > > fine with it, so it seems most current specs will exceed my machine's. > > My workhorse phone is a 2330c Nokia, which works somewhat (not > > perfectly) with gnokii. > > > > My main priority is compatibility with Linux and reliability. I don't > > want small things like keys that don't work or cracks on the screen > > hinge, or a flaky USB port, etc. within a year or so after purchase. > > > > I'd appreciate advice from people who've used some of these netbooks, in > > particular their quirks vis-a-vis Linux. The brands I've seen so far > > include Neo, Asus, MSI, HP, Fujitsu, Samsung. Lenovo. I haven't made up > > my mind. > > > > If you actually have a machine to recommend because of your great > > experience with it, that would even be better. > > > > By the way: the low-end Samsung laser printer ML-2010 works fine with > > Linux, but the machine itself had poor print quality. After two years > > putting up with it, I shifted to a Brother HL-2140. It also works with > > Linux, and has much better print quality than the Samsung. Its cartridge > > also last longer. The HL also jams much less often than the ML. The HP > > low-end laser was the worst in this regard(this was experience 3 years > > back...). I've never seen a laser printer that rarely (not to mention > > never) jams. Has anyone? > > > > If the thread due to this posting is off-topic, kindly drop me private > > mail instead. > > > > Greetings to all, > > > > Obet Verzola > > > > > > _________________________________________________ > > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _________________________________________________ > > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > > > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- Erwin Olario / / / / [email protected] || [email protected] / / / / +63917.894.6562 || +63922.894.6562 / / / / OpenPGP key: 3A93D56B / / / / 5D42 7CCB 8827 9046 1ACB 0B94 63A4 81CE 3A93 D56B
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